Royal Challengers Bengaluru opening batsman Virat Kohli was the lone wolf for his team last night as the south Indian franchise lost its third straight match, this time against Rajasthan Royals.

While it was another tough day at the office for Kohli and RCB, their opponents, Sanju Samson’s Royals, enjoyed their 4th win of the season and kept their 100% win record alive after the first 4 matches.

Following his victory, RR X (formerly Twitter) did not hesitate to troll Kohli, who scored one of the slowest centuries in IPL history.

After coming out open alongside captain Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli played the role of anchor during the first innings. His game plan against Rajasthan’s competent and strong bowling line-up was very simple.

In a pitch that wasn’t exactly a batting pitch and he held the ball before addressing the batsman, Kohli showed his technical prowess to prevail against all odds and solely relied on putting his bat at the right time.

Momentum was the name of the game Virat Kohli adopted last night against a daunting bowling attack of Trent Boult, Nandre Burger, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal and Avesh Khan. If not for their calm and collected batting, then RCB couldn’t have even posted the total of 180+ that they eventually set for RR to chase.

As said before, Kohli arrived at the Sawai Mansingh stadium as the lone wolf or the last man standing or the savior of his team. Although his century came at a crucial time, many feel that Kohli could have scored faster and the Rajasthan Royals, with his tweet, also tried to express the same.

What did Rajasthan Royals say about Virat Kohli?

As soon as the first innings ended after Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bat first, Rajasthan Royals used a photo of Yuzvendra Chahal to troll RCB and Virat Kohli. The RR X admin wrote: “184 sounds good on a day when 200+ was possible👍.”

184 sounds good on a day when more than 200 was possible 👍 pic.twitter.com/Cm47TNbN7Q

– Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 6, 2024

It was a direct criticism of Virat Kohli for the fact that he needed more than 50 balls to complete his century and that he did not do enough to help his team reach 200. But it is also worth noting that apart from Kohli, only du Plessis He played a decent knock of 44 off 33 balls at a strike rate of just 133.

The remaining batsmen – Glenn Maxwell, debutant Sourav Chauhan and Cameron Green gave disappointing performances as they got out with 1, 6 and 9 respectively.

Another reason that prevented RCB from scoring 200 was the management’s decision to drop in-form uncapped batsmen Anuj Rawat and Mahipal Lomror. Furthermore, the decision to not allow Dinesh Karthik to come in to bat and prevent him from playing the finishing role was also a bad decision by the coaching staff led by Andy Flower.

Virat Kohli’s century overshadowed by Jos Buttler’s knock

Virat Kohli’s 113 for 72 was eventually eclipsed by RR opening batsman Jos Buttler, who led his team’s charge by remaining not out on 100 for 58 with a strike rate of 172. Buttler was also declared the man of the match, while the orange cap is still on Kohli’s head.